Frequency overlay communication system and transmission/reception method thereof

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data in a frequency overlay communication system. A transmitter generates a data stream for data transmission, and performs Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) on the generated data stream according to a predetermined first frequency band before transmission. Upon receiving a particular signal, a receiver performs Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the received signal according to a predetermined second frequency band, and restores the received signal.

1. A method for transmitting/receiving data in a frequency overlay communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
 generating, by a base station, a data stream for data transmission, and performing Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) on the generated data stream according to IFFT points corresponding to a predetermined first frequency band before transmission; and 
 upon receiving a particular signal distributed across the first frequency band, performing, by a mobile station, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the received signal according to FFT points corresponding to a predetermined second frequency band, and restoring the received signal, 
 wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band have different frequency bandwidths, and the second frequency band is included in the first frequency band, and 
 wherein the number of the IFFT points is M=2 m ×N, where the number of the FFT points is N, and 2 m  is the ratio of a width of the second frequency band to a width of the first frequency band. 
 
   
   
     2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 after performing the IFFT, performing up-conversion to a carrier frequency band used in the first frequency band; and 
 performing band-pass filtering on the up-converted data taking into account a bandwidth corresponding to the first frequency band. 
 
   
   
     3. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, upon receiving the particular signal, performing band-pass filtering on the received signal over a bandwidth corresponding to the second frequency band, and then performing FFT on the band-pass filtered signal.